WSV - Rot-Weiss Essen 2:0 (0:0)

Wuppertal:

Coach: Gores

Essen:
Coach: Lippens

Scoring: 1:0 Siegloff (75.), 2:0 Mademann (80.)

Attendance: 3.047
Referee: Yellow cards:

WSV MOTM:

WSV GETS INTO SAFETY

WSV wins replay, secures position

In the replay of WSV's earlier 1:0 victory over Essen, (see
report here ) Wuppertal this time
came out ahead 2:0. This defeat probably condemns Essen to the 4th
division Abstieg. Although WSV must be happy with the result, the
performance was marked by extreme nervousness and poor play, and the game
was basically controlled by the visitors for most of the evening.

Essen came out fighting, perhaps spurred on by the last second loss
against Aachen from Saturday. They also had decent support, as some 350
Esseners made the trip down to Wuppertal. The first big chance came after
only
6 minutes, the ball rolling closely before heading out of buonds. WSV was
pressed into the defensive, and hardly had any chances. There were a
couple, but on one, forward Gerrit Meinke ended up breaking his nose, so
he will probably be out for the rest of the season! Christian Siegloff had
to replace him, as WSV's injury parade continues. Nevertheless, WSV was
now somewhat stabilized, and although RWE still had "an optical
advantage", the game was filled with poor passing and lack of threats on
both sides.

The 2nd half saw more of the same, although WSV was more successful in
creating chances on swift counterattacks. The defense looked solid, and it
looked unlikely that either team would score. But then, in the 75th
minute, WSV broke throw. Siegloff raced down the right side, and it
appeared that the RWE defender had stopped him. However, he was
lackadaisical, and was willing to watch the ball roll out for the corner.
Siegloff continued racing after it, and fired a hard shot from a difficult
angle: 1-0!

Essen was now shocked, realizing that the Rot-Weiss/Schwarz-Weiss Essen
derby was now looming large. They threw everything forward, and were
dutifully punished. Again Siegloff was the instigator, as he broke through
and laid off a perfect pass to Richard Mademann, who had no trouble in
putting the ball home. Essen raged against the impending defeat, and 5
minutes later, only a brilliant save from Ogrinc, clearing off the line,
prevented them from getting back in the game. When the final whistle blew,
WSV cheered the somewhat lucky victory, while RWE hung their heads in
defeat.